Southern Coalition for Social Justice Archive
Today the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the decision of Federal District Judge Schroeder, restoring same-day registration and out-of-precinct provisional ballots for North Carolina voters. The Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) and the ACLU represented plaintiffs including the …
The Southern Coalition for Social Justice celebrated National Voter Registration Day (NVRD) by hosting a concert and voter registration event with Rock the Vote, NARAL Pro-Choice North Carolina, IgniteNC, and the Watauga County NAACP at Appalachian State University in Boone, …
Civil-rights groups want feds to ensure immigrant children can get NC educations This piece originally appeared in the Charlotte Observer By T. Keung Hui khui@newsobserver.com Posted: Friday, Sep. 12, 2014 Some of the more than 1,400 immigrant children recently relocated …
On September 3, 2014 in Texas, witnesses discussed the hardships of obtaining the state’s “free” voter ID. According to MSNBC, “Sammie Louise Bates moved to Texas from Illinois in 2011. She wanted to vote last year, but all she had …
This news piece is in response to the request by SCSJ, on behalf of the League of Women Voters of North Carolina, to reverse the August 8 2014 ruling that denied a request to put North Carolina’s strict new voting …
This post is a response to Ron Christie’s recent article, “Hey Eric Holder: Voter ID Isn’t Stuck in 1965.” The truth about voter fraud truthers In what can only be described as a bewildering exercise in editorial end-zone dancing, Ron …
Today in 1964, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the 24th Amendment, which prohibited the government from issuing taxes on voting participation in federal elections. Ratified in January, 1964, the Amendment laid the foundation for expanded voter protection from poll …
Written consent as a tool of racial equity By Ian A.Mance This piece first appeared on The Durham News website on August 22, 2014. It has been modified to include a video mentioned in the text of the article. City …
NC Supreme Court’s inaction on state redistricting plan raises questions By Anne Blythe ablythe@newsobserver.com Artilce originally appeared in the Raleigh News & Observer on August 15, 2014 AA Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/08/15/4074921/nc-supreme-courts-inaction-on.html?sp=/99/100/&ihp=1#storylink=cpy RALEIGH — Three years have passed ...
After a year-long environmental justice battle, the Southernside, SC neighborhood is seeing progress toward a new bridge. Environmental Justice Complaint Background SCSJ began assisting the Southernside neighborhood with their environmental justice complaint in the summer of 2013. SCSJ filed a …
